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1974 Planned Families :Food for All 2 Coin Unc Set In Case
Mint Mark (UNC):'Diamond'below the date below the 1974
Sets Sold:50,219
Above is the 2 Coin 1974 Planned Families :Food for All UNC Set .
The Set Contains 2 Coins:50 Rupees(Silver) ,10 Rupee (Copper).
This Unc Set was minted by Bombay Mint .It was first time a 50 Rupee Commerative coin was minted by Indian government
This Unc Set has a social theme or civic responsibility.
After celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Independence in 1972, India started issuing Development Oriented coins from 1973 onwards, every year on 16th August on various development themes – aiming at the all round development of the country and her people.
The focus of various Government policies, reflected on quite a few coins of that period issued during the first few decades of Independence, was on attaining self-sufficiency in Food production and providing housing/shelter to all citizens of India , especially to the economically weaker sections.This Unc set was second attempt in proclaiming this message.
In the early 1970s, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, had laid emphasis on the family planning program to control the rising population of India.She had the view that the growing population is one of the main reason for the growing shortage of food in India.Green Revolution program was started after 1965 to increase the food production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains but still there was no food for all .Between 1961 and 1971, the country's population increased by 24.8 percent this was an alarming signal for Indira Gandhi and so the Indian Government started a family planning program to control the rising population of India.So that there is food for all.
Obv – The obverse of this coin shows an inverted triangle( An inverted Red Triangle is the symbol for family planning health and contraception services in India ).Within the triangle there is a family comprising of a husband,wife ,a son and a daughter.Which was very rare in those days and below the triangle are Two ears of corn leafs appear on either side with ‘1974’ – the year of issue near the apex of the triangle. The legend “PLANNED FAMILIES: FOOD FOR ALL” in English is inscribed on the left half of the periphery and “Niyojita Pariwar : Sabke Liye Anaj”, in Hindi around the right half of the periphery.You can also see the Diamond symbol below the year 1974.
Below is the COA of this Unc Set |
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